Nashville Notes: "I've Got Reasons to Hate You"

By Rose Curiel | Feb 11th, 2015

**WARNING SPOILERS** Welcome to the highlights for the "I've Got Reasons to Hate You" episode of Nashville. Be warned, we're talking about details from the episode so don't continue if you don't want to get spoiled. Enjoy, y'all!

Flashback Heaven: It’s been three weeks since Rayna broke off her wedding to Luke, and Bucky is pressuring her to make a public appearance to quash raging rumors. She takes his advice and decides to play an unannounced performance at the Bluebird, but when she spots a picture of her and Deacon on the café’s wall, she’s overcome with emotion and skips out on the show.

Performance of the Week: It’s not until Rayna opens up to Maddie about what a “trying” time the past few weeks have been and the two write a song together, that she’s able to take the stage at the Bluebird. She even invites Maddie and Daphne to perform a song with her -- and it does not disappoint. Watch Rayna Jaymes and her talented daughters sing "Real Life" in the clip below!

Jeff Blackmails Teddy: Knowing that Rayna will never sign Maddie to Edgehill, Jeff targets Teddy. When he refuses to sign, Jeff blackmails the mayor, telling him he’ll expose the fact that he’s spent his salary on prostitutes unless he signs the contract.

Worst Family Reunion Ever: Scarlett secretly invites her mother to town in the hopes that she’ll be donor match for Deacon. An initially outraged Beverly decides to take the test to see if she’s a match after Scarlett calms her down, but it turns out she’s not a suitable donor — or so she says. After making a call to Deacon’s doctor, Scarlett discovers Beverly is lying and blows up at her.

Not So Bad Boys: Gunnar is eager to connect with Micah, who has moved to Texas with his grandparents and refuses to have any contact with his uncle. When Micah’s grandmother reveals the boy has been acting up, Gunnar hops on a plane to see him. Once there, he discovers that Micah is misbehaving because he believes he’s destined to be a bad person like his biological father. But Gunnar convinces the boy of Jason’s good side by sharing old stories and attributing his musical success to his older brother.